Chapter 7
Chapter 7: The Li's
By Shinyk
Nine months later
"Bum, bum, bum buuuuuuuum, bum bam bum buuuuum, bum bam bah bum bam bum baam buh buh buuuuum!"
"Okay, Tomoyo, ENOUGH! You have been singing here comes the bridde for the last month! Enough!"
"You know you love it."
"Of course I do but it's making me nervous!"
"Well, just think you only have one more week to wait."
"I'm still not sure. What if we set the date too early…"
"Well, look at it this way, you to have loved each other for years, so it is really like a long engagement, and you already live together…although you don't "live together" it's almost the same."
"Right whatever… You have some strange reasoning Tomoyo."
"Haha, you're so funny Sakura! NOT."
"I'm sooo nervous, but I'm also looking forward to it…"
"Well, spring is a great time of year to get married, and your dress is beautiful, and I'm your bridesmaid, and so it's all good."
"I guess you're getting quite used to that eh?"
"Well, ever since we were little girls I've been waiting for one of us to get married, and now you are! Haha!"
"Tomoyo, go take a Ritalin and lay down."
"I can't there's so much to do!"
"Tomoyo, anything that isn't done by now I don't care about…"
"Sakura, you can't have that attitude about this. The week before should be the busiest one of all!"
"And how do you know that?"
"I just, do…"
"Well, I'm glad you're so informed." Sakura said shortly.
"Sakura, what is you problem? You seem to be so jumpy and moody lately."
"It's just… I'm so nervous Syaoran's going to change his mind and leave me alone at the altar. What if it's a rebound thing."
"Sakura? How can you question… It's been nine months already. Sakura, he loves you. A lot. He won't back out on you."
"Yeah…"
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Wedding Day
Syaoran sat alone on his bed nervously waiting for the guys to come and get him. Every few seconds he would hear someone pass his door and would contemplate jumping out the window and never turning back. But he knew he couldn't do that to his family and friends. And most importantly, he could never do that to Sakura. Lately he had noticed insecurity. She was afraid he'd leave her. Where that theory came from he did not know, but he was not going to fuel it…
"Knock knock, soon to be little bro" standing in his doorway was Touya, and he looked murderous. "I just want you to know, I welcome you into the family. And if you do anything to hurt my little sister, I will kill you. Understand?"
"Uhuh. But you really don't need to worry about that Touya; I love Sakura, and wouldn't hurt her for the world."
"That's good to hear. Because I like you a little. Don't tell anyone. I don't really want to hurt you much."
"Much?"
"Much. Come on the weddings about to start, and we wouldn't want the groom to be late would we?"
"Just come on."
"Bum bum ba bum bum bum ba bum…"
'Wow, I bet Tomoyo's having a field day with this. Wow, look at Syaoran! He is so handsome. And Tomoyo, that dress she is wearing is gorgeous. Ah, Touya is in a suit! That is a first. Well, here I go, fixing to be a married woman. After this year I will be at a school. Actually teaching. I hope they like me. Wow, what a thing to think about walking down the aisle. Whoops, don't trip Sakura. Here I go up the step and…'
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'She is so pretty. Her eyes are glowing, that smile… But she seems a little preoccupied. Was that a grimace I just saw? I am probably imagining things. Up, don't trip Sakura. I wonder what she's thinking about… Syaoran smirked. After the Donny incident he had been working on reading minds and blocking mind reading. Clow had the ability so did he, he was just developing it. 'But no, I am not going to do it. Not going to violate her privacy. But I do wonder…'
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"Bum bum bah bahm bum ba bum bum ba buuuuuuuuuuuuuuum"
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li in holy matrimony…
"Do you Sakura take Syaoran as your lawful wedded husband?"
"I do."
"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
By that time, the whole church was crying. They had pretty much all known the history of the two. In fact, the majorities of them had flown down from China and Japan and were not looking forward to the flight home. However, at the moment, they were bawling their eyes out as Sakura and Syaoran shared their first kiss as husband and wife.
"They're so adorable!"
"I know and they look so happy!"
"Sakura's dress is beautiful…"
"Where'd she get it?"
"You know her friend Tomoyo? The girl she brought with her from Japan for college?"
"Yes of course I know Tomoyo!"
"Well, she designed and sewed it."
"That girl is talented. Did she design all of the clothes? Because they all seem to be in sync."
"Yes she did, and I bet it took a lot of energy."
"It was worth it."
Tomoyo smiled giddily as she heard the women's thoughts. She also felt extremely proud. She was "talented". She was also glad the woman had noticed the coordinated outfits. She had hoped people would, and they did.
Syaoran leaned over to whisper in hear ear at the reception. "So Sakura, how does it feel to be a married woman?"
"Great. How does it feel to be a married man?"
"Fantastic! We should have done this a lot sooner."
"Hahaha, I'm so sure."
"I can't wait till we get out of here and to our honeymoon haven." Syaoran wiggled his eyebrows.
Sakura winked at him and went to her father.
"How do you feel Little One?"
"Like a brand new person. Like I've been remade."
"Lots of feelings?"
"I'm not so little anymore father."
"You will always be my special Little One…"
Her father cleared his throat and picked up his china glass. Sakura returned to her seat. "I would like to propose a toast to the bride and groom. May you always be healthy and happy. And have lots and many babies for me to spoil. And get started on that last one quickly!"
Sakura's
face turned red and she looked like she would go hit him at any
moment. However, to Syaoran's surprise she simply laughed. He then
decided that marriage was good for her, and that it was time to get
the honeymoon started. He stood up and announced, "Friends, family,
today has been a great day, but you have to get out of here. He
kissed his mother on the cheek, said a quick goodbye to Sakura's
father, then swept her off her feet and ran out the door. The crowd
left and began to slowly trickle out glad that they were so
happy…
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"Oh my gosh Syaoran, it's beautiful!" Sakura said, looking around at their Hawaiian paradise. He had saved money and used it toward their honeymoon since Sakura loved the family heirloom on her finger and wouldn't accept another ring.
"Reminds me of something else I've been looking at all day.," he said playfully.
She smiled at him and gave him a quick peck on the lips. Then she said, "Syaoran, I've got to go get ready, I'll be out in a little while."
Half
an hour later Syaoran sat in a chair trying to figure out what it was
Sakura could be doing in there when the door opened, and his jaw
dropped. Sakura was in a white chemise with her hair unbound and
flowing down her back. Her face was radiant, and her eyes were
glittering like diamonds. She walked over and suggested he sit on the
bed …
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The next morning Sakura woke up and stretched luxuriously. She felt very…different. Oh well. She decided to give Tomoyo a call.
The phone rang forever. "Tomoyo, TOMOYO!"
"What, what?" 'You woke me up.'
"Sorry about that."
"That's okay. Wait a second. You can hear what I'm thinking. How?"
"Syaoran insisted I learn to read and to block."
"Well, how's the honeymoon going?"
"Amazing."
"How was…"
"Pervert."
"The food?"
"Oh whatever! But, the food was very tropical-y"
"Sounds great! So what's on the agenda for today?"
"Oh, just some walking on the beach, going to this club thing-y and going for a boat ride. Ooop, I gotta go Syaoran's starting to wake up…Talk to ya later"
"Love ya."
"Love ya too. Bye"
Sakura
placed down the phone. She had been meaning to tell Tomoyo of her new
ability for a while, but she hadn't quite got the hang of it until
then apparently.
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"Good morning."
"How long have you been up?"
"Just long enough to talk to Tomoyo."
"You've called her already?"
"Yes."
"How is she?"
"Fine."
"and Isabella?"
"Fine, guess what?"
"What"
"I did it, I can read minds too"
"Great. All we need now is to set up our own psychic network."
"You're so dorky. Read minds, not predict the future."
"I'm hurt… It's still our honeymoon and you're already verbally abusing me?" he sank down onto the bed in mock despair.
"I still love you."
"I'm glad for it."
"Ha, so funny! Not"
"I love you too…"
"Okay, let's go for a walk."
"Ok, pushy person"
"I know how deep your feelings run, now."
"Come on."
"Okay."
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Tomoyo's suite
'I wonder how Sakura and Syaoran are doing. I'm so bored without those two to hang out with. Isabella sleeps entirely too late. I wonder how she does it…' Tomoyo walked to her door and peeked in. She was somewhat surprised to see that Isabella was indeed awake and sitting on her bed humming a strange tune.
"Good morning Tomoyo. I can see you."
"Oh, hi Isabella. I was just checking to see if you were up yet."
"Yes, as you can see, I am. I like mornings"
"Ick. I hate them."
"You don't know what a joy they can be…"
"And I honestly don't care."
"Ok, but I'm telling you, you're missing out!"
"Ok, I'll take your word for it…"
"So, I lucked out, huh?" Indeed she had. Sakura would be moving into Syaoran's room now that they were married, Isabelle had Sakura's to herself now. Well, she would once Touya left. He was in Tomoyo's room and would stay with them for a while. Tomoyo was bunked with her.
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"Mrs. Li, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but… You have cancer…"
